| Show i j WORK BEGINS AT ONCE t I I I Government to Take Up the I I Utah Lake Project I I i i 1 tWO LINES OF INVESTIGATION i Topographical Survey of Region f I Water L Ir I gion Measuring 1 i Federal Authorities Will Not Con I i sider Legal Phase of Undertaking I I I Undertak-ing at Present to i I i i r i I Government work on the Utah lolc project I I I I pro-ject is to begin at onco under the direct supervIsion of Prof George L Swendson I This was the outcome yesterday of con I Kultatlons between Prof F H Nowell I i Gov Vclls Stnto Engineer A F Doro I snus and Attorney F S Richards It was a lIlIg y day for the chief hydrotjraphcr I and there wera so many phoscH of the I uiibject to be discussed that It is l altogether I alto-gether likely Mr Novcll will remain In I I tho city for u lay or two longer ti MODE OF PROCEDURE I t Tlio work to be dono at this lime will I I follow two lInes Prof Swendsen will i make a thorough topographical survey of i tho entire region drained by tho streams I t rimnlnff Into Utah Lake Al the same I I II time and by a dIfferent set ol officers the I fi waters ot nil the stieoms running into I the lake will bo measured This work I fll Kill be done with tho utmost care Uncle Sum will do nd guess vorlc In tho matter I The officers who have charge of the work II understand that they are to build on absolute ab-solute facts and nothing else PEOPLES pARr OP THE WORK I The legal phase of the lake proposition I I will not be taken up nt this time by tho IFcdeittl Government The agreement I I reached Is that this pha o of the proposition I propo-sition IB to bo worked out by tho people I themselves As Prof Newell says this Is I I largely a matter of good will The mem I 1or of tho different canal companies must get together In order to receive tho I l bcnefltH of the Government expenditure I on the lake reservoir project nnd the city must work out Its own salvation in II I rn lnrge measure by effecting an exchange with tho farmers ot lake water for canyon I can-yon water NO DELAY EXPECTED I Thcri lire so runny things to bo dono on thln undertaking that tho officials are un nblo to say nt this time along what particular par-ticular lines tho real work of construction nilt be pushed after tho preliminary sur 1 I ey and Investigation Is made Conditions Condi-tions will be met as they arise and the I general understanding la that there will I j jo no dclny In pushing the work to completion I comple-tion vulvas tho people throw obstacles In the way I Prof Nowcll was out riding with En j rhieor Dorcmus and Attorney Richards r I last evening His consullation with the Governor wns brief because of the ru icral of Mrs Joseph S Wells and tho understanding L un-derstanding Is that other conniiluulons I will bo held today Engineer Ross of Tda ho was in the city throughout the day I |
